Leveraging Personal Projects to Accelerate Your Career

An interview with David at a Propel event

 

Resources For Your Portfolio:

1) Learn more about Propel

Episode Notes (by minute):

1:00 - how David started the Portfolio Career Podcast in the summer of 2018 after experiencing a worldview shift in New York compared to San Francisco

2:30 - how David started his podcast The Podcasting Fellowship, and how much cohort based courses and online communities can be transformative

5:00 - how being a coach for around a year in The Podcasting Fellowship indirectly created a forcing function to continue his podcast

9:00 - how David looks for speaking catalysts for reasons why someone may be more likely wanting to speak on a podcast. One example is when someone publishes a book

14:00 - how David’s last four gigs have come indirectly through relationships built through the podcast

21:00 - how David focused on the process and doing the work, than trying to grow a large audience

25:00 - how podcasting is a collaborative project, compared to writing, and you could get more people to know about you and your work because of your guest on a show

33:00 - why it’s ok to have a broad podcast topic, if you want to explore many ideas

35:00 - how there can be three categories with content: editors, curators, and experts

37:00 - “a personal project can transform your life more than you think it can”

(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)

Published Date: 11/17/22